Virus alert

Old Aug 9, 2006 | 09:51 AM
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Virus alert

PLEASE INFORM EVERYONE



Emails with pictures of Osama Bin-Laden hanged are being sent and the moment that you open these emails your computer will crash and you will not be able to fix it!



If you get an email along the lines of "Osama Bin Laden Captured" or "Osama Hanged" don't open the attachment. This e-mail is being distributed through countries around the globe, but mainly in the US and Israel.



Be considerate & send this warning to whomever you know.



PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILYAND CONTACTS:



You should be alert during the next days: Do not open any message with an attached filed called "Invitation" regardless of who sent it.



It is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch which "burns" the whole hard disc C of your computer. This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail address in his/her contact list which is why you should send this e-mail to all your contacts.



It is better to receive this message 25 times than to receive the virus and open it.



If you receive a mail called "invitation", thought sent by a friend, do not open it and shut down your computer immediately.



This is the worst virus announced by CNN, it has been classified by



Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever. This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday and there is no repair yet for this kind of virus. This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where the vital information is kept.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2006 | 10:08 AM
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It's a real, but outdated threat.

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/osama.asp
 
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Old Aug 9, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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n00b.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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Jeese sorry
 
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 12:52 AM
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It just takes advantage of a security flaw in Windows and how it handles jpgs. If your computer is uptodate, you can save the pic and set it as your wallpaper if you like.
 
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